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Atlassian versus Leantime
Compare	Atlassian	Leantime
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Engineering orgs running agile at scale	Small self-hosting teams
Who it's not for	Small teams needing a simple task list . overkill	Enterprises needing compliance-grade security
Privacy	Active vulnerability pipeline: monthly multi-product bulletins, a CISA-flagged Confluence exploit, and a documented breach.^⁸	Multiple CVEs in 2025-2026, including authentication bypass, broken access control, and XSS . patch fast if self-hosting.
Support quality	Enterprise support praised; TAM criticized as inflexible	No demo; opaque plugin pricing
Public sentiment	Users value the depth and ecosystem but consistently complain about price hikes, forced migrations, and UI churn.^⁵	G2 raters like the idea-to-action flow, while some r/selfhosted users found it buggy and the site unhelpful.¹³
Biggest gotcha	Cloud prices rose 5-14% across the board in recent updates^⁵	Self-hosted updates are not automatic; outdated installs stay exposed to known CVEs.

Pick Atlassian when

Engineering orgs running agile at scale
Enterprise IT service management
Docs-heavy dev teams
Companies already on the Atlassian ecosystem

When Atlassian is not a fit

Small teams needing a simple task list . overkill
Non-technical teams with light process
Anyone allergic to annual price hikes and forced migrations
Solo founders . a spreadsheet beats Jira setup time

Pick Leantime when

Small self-hosting teams
Non-profits
ADHD/ADD users wanting structure
Startups replacing ClickUp or Asana cheaply

When Leantime is not a fit

Enterprises needing compliance-grade security
Teams wanting vendor-managed updates and support
Buyers who need a demo before purchase
Large orgs with complex PMO processes

Sources

Atlassian homepageatlassian.com
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About Atlassian . 300,000+ customersatlassian.com
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Jira pricingatlassian.com
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Atlassian on G2 . 30,510 reviewsg2.com
review
Reddit: cloud pricing increases 5-14%reddit.com
review
Reddit: Data Center sales stoppedreddit.com
review
Atlassian on Trustpilottrustpilot.com
review
CISA advisory: Confluence CVE-2023-22515cisa.gov
security
Atlassian data breach explainertwingate.com
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The Jira Guy: Data Center price increasesthejiraguy.com
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Leantime official siteleantime.io
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Leantime on GitHubgithub.com
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Leantime G2 reviewsg2.com
review
Leantime on SaaSworthy/SpotSaaSspotsaas.com
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Reddit: Leantime vs Redmine opinionsreddit.com
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Reddit: Leantime v2.4 release threadreddit.com
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